Relic37's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/160030/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/178543-obama-draws-a-blank-on-how-banks-really-work?source=feed#comment-809113 809113 USA) is to issue even more debt and spend it on things not needed to get people back to work in jobs that the market of supply and demand had eliminated. So increased lending to people with no means to repay it is certainly a plum idea in his playbook. Afterall, these are the nitwits who put him in office.]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:07:03 -0500 USA) is to issue even more debt and spend it on things not needed to get people back to work in jobs that the market of supply and demand had eliminated. So increased lending to people with no means to repay it is certainly a plum idea in his playbook. Afterall, these are the nitwits who put him in office.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/177220-apple-overvalued-here-s-what-else-you-can-get-for-the-price?source=feed#comment-798301 798301
This may be the most salient statement in this entire thread. Apple has captured a huge segment of college age kids, who appear about as likely to switch to the PC/Win world as Obama is to embrace fiscal responsibility. As the age group enters the workforce and become IT managers, the move away from PC/Win will be as sure as tomorrows sunrise - UNLESS the PC/Win group manage to get their act together - and history would tend to discount that possibility.]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:08:45 -0500
This may be the most salient statement in this entire thread. Apple has captured a huge segment of college age kids, who appear about as likely to switch to the PC/Win world as Obama is to embrace fiscal responsibility. As the age group enters the workforce and become IT managers, the move away from PC/Win will be as sure as tomorrows sunrise - UNLESS the PC/Win group manage to get their act together - and history would tend to discount that possibility.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/176843-gold-expect-a-technical-correction-before-the-final-frontier?source=feed#comment-796383 796383

On Dec 07 09:20 PM Paul H. M. wrote:

> For all practical purposes, gold is worthless.
>
> If you want something tangible AND useful, buy land.
>
> If you want something just for inflation, oil stocks are a far better
> choice.]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:45:55 -0500

On Dec 07 09:20 PM Paul H. M. wrote:

> For all practical purposes, gold is worthless.
>
> If you want something tangible AND useful, buy land.
>
> If you want something just for inflation, oil stocks are a far better
> choice.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/173607-why-the-stock-market-should-crash?source=feed#comment-772293 772293

On Nov 17 08:32 AM jmann83 wrote:

> Its the old saying ''markets can remain irrational longer than you
> can remain rational'' and price often goes further for longer than
> we think, it's the classic carry trade on again with Ben's helicopter
> money, the US government has no choice but to inflate away it's issues,
> deflation would be the worse of the two evils, buying anything priced
> in USD is the trade right now and could be for several or more years,
> the yen carry trade lasted almost a decade before imploding last
> year. Risk assets could go a lot higher before coming back, as it
> would take a major pyschlogical market shift for a USD rally and
> selloff in everything else.]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:55:11 -0500

On Nov 17 08:32 AM jmann83 wrote:

> Its the old saying ''markets can remain irrational longer than you
> can remain rational'' and price often goes further for longer than
> we think, it's the classic carry trade on again with Ben's helicopter
> money, the US government has no choice but to inflate away it's issues,
> deflation would be the worse of the two evils, buying anything priced
> in USD is the trade right now and could be for several or more years,
> the yen carry trade lasted almost a decade before imploding last
> year. Risk assets could go a lot higher before coming back, as it
> would take a major pyschlogical market shift for a USD rally and
> selloff in everything else.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/167487-apple-s-solid-triple-play-will-be-hard-to-beat?source=feed#comment-721967 721967 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:55:53 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/160996-buying-apple-today-like-buying-microsoft-in-1998?source=feed#comment-675799 675799
Putting my data on some server, somewhere "out-there", hoping it will always be accessible (server not down, internet connection available, security of the server not breached, etc.) makes me shudder.]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:04:40 -0400
Putting my data on some server, somewhere "out-there", hoping it will always be accessible (server not down, internet connection available, security of the server not breached, etc.) makes me shudder.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/160996-buying-apple-today-like-buying-microsoft-in-1998?source=feed#comment-673849 673849
I'm in my mid-50s and have thrown in the towel on the Dell / Gates product combo. I find it refreshing to use a computer (Apple) that just works - no crashes, no viruses, no problems. The slightly higher cost is not a deterrent because....it works. At this point, I can't conceive of anything Dell or Microsoft could do to tempt me to ever buy their products again. And more and more of my friends are coming to the same conclusion.

The short-term is always a crap-shoot, but long-term Apple is the 200 pound gorilla, rapidly growing large enough to push the 800 pound gorilla off the mountain top. Some day financial analysts may be comparing Microsoft to Sears.]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:20:31 -0400
I'm in my mid-50s and have thrown in the towel on the Dell / Gates product combo. I find it refreshing to use a computer (Apple) that just works - no crashes, no viruses, no problems. The slightly higher cost is not a deterrent because....it works. At this point, I can't conceive of anything Dell or Microsoft could do to tempt me to ever buy their products again. And more and more of my friends are coming to the same conclusion.

The short-term is always a crap-shoot, but long-term Apple is the 200 pound gorilla, rapidly growing large enough to push the 800 pound gorilla off the mountain top. Some day financial analysts may be comparing Microsoft to Sears.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/155783-apple-os-x-snow-leopard-may-beat-timetable?source=feed#comment-628073 628073 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:01:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/150920-the-mac-vs-pc-debate-was-never-clearer?source=feed#comment-600360 600360
I really don't care about a few hundred dollar premium for an Apple. It works like it should, so I can do the same.]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:52:45 -0400
I really don't care about a few hundred dollar premium for an Apple. It works like it should, so I can do the same.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/149520-apple-upgrade-on-mac-surge?source=feed#comment-592190 592190
From my perspective, Windows hasn't gotten any better - in any way, shape, or form over the years. As my desktop computers at home come up for replacement, they will be swapped for iMacs. I already use a MacBook at work, and lots of my workmates are migrating to Apple. I'm 55, hardly the swinging, hip, MacBook customer. But continued security and "crash" issues with Windows, and poor customer service from Dell have made the decision to switch quite easy. ]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:21:03 -0400
From my perspective, Windows hasn't gotten any better - in any way, shape, or form over the years. As my desktop computers at home come up for replacement, they will be swapped for iMacs. I already use a MacBook at work, and lots of my workmates are migrating to Apple. I'm 55, hardly the swinging, hip, MacBook customer. But continued security and "crash" issues with Windows, and poor customer service from Dell have made the decision to switch quite easy. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/80507-is-oil-a-bubble-part-3?source=feed#comment-181181 181181 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:30:57 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/79569-dell-makes-headway-but-skeptics-remain?source=feed#comment-177115 177115 Fri, 30 May 2008 22:47:35 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/67118-microsoft-s-bid-for-yahoo-my-signal-to-finally-buy-google?source=feed#comment-121971 121971 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:53:10 -0500